New or Vintage sewing machine

How to Get an Old Sewing Machine Up and Running

In this post, I’ll give you tips for how to clean, thread, fix up and sew on a vintage sewing machine, plus how to know whether or not an old machine is worth ...

How to Clean and Care For Your Older Sewing Machine

I have several old workhorse machines in the sewing room. As I was taking one apart a day or so ago, it occurred to me that this is such an ...

Thrifty Tuesday { vintage sewing machine} - Go-Go Kim

Vintage all metal machines are amazing! They are well made, can sew through anything from silk to concrete( not really but pretty close) and with a little love ...

Vintage sewing machine for reenactment: Singer 66 with hand crank

If you want an antique sewing machine, I recommend the Singer 66. This is a heavy duty machine that can stitch through many layers of heavy canvas or denim, and ...

Sewing Mens Jeans on a Vintage Machine - SewNorth

Sewing mens jeans on a vintage machine is a far superior experience to what I've experienced in the past. My other machine is a modern cheap Singer. It just ...

Is your grandmother's sewing machine dangerous? 1948 Singer ...

When I was in undergraduate school at New York University (1987-1990), I was around antique industrial Singer sewing machines almost every ...

So I accidentally bought a vintage sewing machine

I learned to sew on this machine too. Vintage machines ARE tanks! It's hard to believe my machine is 50 years old, but I bring it in every year ...

Antique New Companion Treadle Sewing Machine Value | Expert Q&A

New Companion treadle sewing machines from the early 20th century don't have the collector market of better-known Singer machines and at auction sell for ...

Vintage Singer 760 Sewing Machine C1971 - susies-scraps.com

I have a new/old machine. My friend, Kaye, messaged me one day and said she had met a lady who wanted to get rid of her machine. I did eventually pick it up ...

New Machine VS Old - The Upholstery Forum

@Matt Hamblin , I can only think they would be super smooth and the stitch length dial and modern stitch length must be wonderful. I do not ...

Vintage sewing machine - fadanista

I've got a new, old, sewing machine, and I've named her Alberta. She was Mark's Aunt Fay's machine and was bought in 1958 and generously given to me this week.

Repair my old Singer or buy a new machine? - Sewing Pattern Review

Try out some of the machines and see what features you like and how they sew. You should be able to get a good machine for $500 that will hopefully last a long ...

vintage sewing machine - Custom Style - WordPress.com

(Old sewing machines were not overly labeled like modern machines are, even though most operate with similar knobs and dials. I could probably make do without a ...

I've got a Sewing Room! - Vintage Sewing Machines

Hello everyone! The dust has sort of settled in our new house, and although there is still loads to do, life is also sort of back to normal.

The Story of My Big Collection of Sewing Machines - Made By Barb

Thrift stores are the greatest to find vintage machines! I have never bought a 'new' machine. This one was $8 since it was seized. Someone ...

meet edna elizabeth. (+ tips for buying a vintage sewing machine)

I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography.

Vintage sewing machines - earthmotherwithin

My DH likes to do minor sewing jobs on her as she is so simple. Then in 2012 I bought a 1989 model Bernette 440 when my modern computerised sewing machine had ...

Why I Recommend Buying a Vintage Sewing Machine and What to ...

Vintage sewing machines are made almost entirely of metal, which means they are difficult to break. It also means that they are sturdier than their newer, ...

Antique/Vintage Sewing Machines | BCQuilter's Weblog

Aside from the occasional collector, sewing machines are worth only what you are willing to pay for them. One of the resources for collectors who wish to ...

Mystery Solved : Vintage Sewing Machine Identified as National VB2

... antique sewing machines to modern day sewing machines. One woman, Damascus Annie, has a business machine-quilting on exclusively treadle ...